Explore 25 chemical reactions that broke reality, challenging science and reshaping our understanding of the universe.

Fireworks explained: Chemical combustion creates colorful explosions Purdue professor Paul Smith explains the chemical reactions that create the colorful July 4th fireworks displays.

LEWISBURG — Bucknell University Chemistry Club’s Halloween Show wowed a crowd of hundreds with pumpkins spewing foam, colorful chemical reactions and fireballs on Tuesday night. The annual event ...

A ring of beads connected to tentacles A modeling study shows how chemical reactions can stimulate motion in simple systems, like the structure here—made of enzyme coated beads connected to ...

Chemical gardens represent a fascinating class of self-organised structures that emerge when metal salts interact with anions in solution, most commonly silicates, leading to the formation of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Scientists have long suspected that a quantum phenomenon might play a role in photosynthesis and other chemical reactions of nature, but don’t know for sure because such a ...